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I received my PhD in social psychology from Tel Aviv University in 2008. My dissertation "A needs-based model of reconciliation: Satisfying the differential emotional needs of victim and perpetrator as a key to promoting reconciliation" received the International Association for Conflict Management (IACM) Best Dissertation Award. After completing my post-doctoral studies as a Fulbright Foundation Exchange Scholar at Yale University in 2010, I joined the School of Psychological Sciences in Tel Aviv University. Besides serving as a full professor of social psychology, I am currently the president of the European Association of Social Psychology.

Broadly speaking, I am interested in understanding the social psychological processes involved in improving (or harming) social relations, whether it is between individuals or between groups. Within this broad topic, I have two major lines of research. 
The first line examines the processes that facilitate or hinder reconciliation, such as the conflicting parties’ tendency to engage in competition over the victim status. I study these processes within the theoretical perspective of the needs-based model – about which you can read here.
The second line examines the social psychological processes that characterize the relations between men and women. For example, I study why some people endorse the belief that "nice guys finish last" or that women's sexuality and nurturance are mutually exclusive. You can read more about this work here.

My research is based on quantitative methods (usually experiments).

All my publications can be downloaded from my personal website. In this page you can find my publications on reconciliation; and here you can find my publications on gender.